Global Patent Index - EP 2668298 B1

EP 2668298 B1 20170111 - METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

Title (en)

METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR DIAGNOSE UND BEHANDLUNG ALTERSBEDINGTER MAKULADEGENERATION

Title (fr)

MÉTHODES DE DIAGNOSTIC ET DE TRAITEMENT DE LA DÉGÉNÉRESCENCE MACULAIRE LIÉE À L'ÂGE

Publication

EP 2668298 B1 20170111 (EN)

Application

EP 12739930 A 20120125

Priority

  • US 201161435989 P 20110125
  • US 2012022511 W 20120125

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012103187A2] The present invention is directed to methods of diagnosing the presence, severity, or predisposition for development of age-related macular degeneration in a patient based on the frequency of IL-17RC+ cells and or methylation of the promoter of lL17RC gene. Methods of treated age-related macular degeneration are also described.

IPC 8 full level

A61K 38/17 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61K 38/1793 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 33/6893 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2333/54 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2440/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2800/164 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2800/50 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012103187 A2 20120802; WO 2012103187 A3 20121122; AU 2012209185 B2 20160630; CA 2825561 A1 20120802; EP 2668298 A2 20131204; EP 2668298 A4 20141203; EP 2668298 B1 20170111; US 2014030219 A1 20140130

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2012022511 W 20120125; AU 2012209185 A 20120125; CA 2825561 A 20120125; EP 12739930 A 20120125; US 201213981368 A 20120125